You can use the AutoCorrect feature to correct typos and misspelled words, as well as to insert symbols and other pieces of text. AutoCorrect is set up by default with a list of typical misspellings and symbols, but you can modify the list that AutoCorrect uses.
Do any of the following:
 | Turn on AutoCorrect |
AutoCorrect is turned on by default in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Make sure that the Replace text as you type check box is selected.
| Add words that you commonly misspell to the AutoCorrect list |
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Make sure that the Replace text as you type check box is selected.
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In the Replace box, type the word that you often mistype or misspell — for example, apline.
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In the With box, type the correct spelling of the word — for example, alpine.
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Click Add.
 | Tip To speed up typing, you can save a passage of text as an AutoCorrect entry, and then insert the text later by typing only a few characters. For example, you can create an AutoText entry that inserts "Blue Yonder Airlines" in your document whenever you type bya. |
| Change the contents of a text entry in the AutoCorrect list |
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Make sure that the Replace text as you type check box is selected.
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In the list under the Replace box, click the entry that you want to edit.
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In the With box, retype or edit the entry, and then click Replace.
If you see a message that asks if you want to redefine the AutoCorrect entry, click Yes.
| Tip You can also copy the revised entry from a document or presentation and then paste it into the With box. |
| Rename a text entry in the AutoCorrect list |
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Make sure that the Replace text as you type check box is selected.
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Click the entry in the list that you want to edit, and then in the Replace box, type the new text.
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Click Add.
| Delete a text entry in the AutoCorrect list |
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Make sure that the Replace text as you type check box is selected.
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In the list under the Replace box, click the entry that you want to remove, and then click Delete.
| Turn off AutoCorrect |
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On the Tools menu, click AutoCorrect.
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Clear the Replace text as you type check box.
